I hope the title of this post doesn’t upset anyone but the only way I have been able to cope with the inevitable bird casualties (ask any bird or poultry breeder about that!) is to become casual, philosophical and get straight back to Quokka online to find a replacement. Yes, I realise this sounds callous, but it has become a survival mechanism that matches the survival-of-the-fittest reality of having birds as pets.
The picture below is of our first Zaruma (a Muscovy duckling) and our first Bubble (a turkey chick), both of whom died within days of each other in ways that could have been prevented if I had known better. I’ll save that advice for another post because this one is about the necessity of wiping your tears, learning from your mistakes and simply getting another one – or two. For example, we replaced Zaruma with another Zaruma and we replaced Bubble with four Bubbles all of whom are thriving … so far….
jmgoyder 
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